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Kankesanthurai


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Kankesanthurai
காங்கேசன்துறை
Town
Kankesanthurai is located in Sri Lanka
Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai
Coordinates: 9°49′0″N 80°02′0″E / 9.81667°N 80.03333°E / 9.81667; 80.03333
Country Sri Lanka
Province Northern
District Jaffna
DS Division Valikamam North

Kankesanthurai or KKS (Tamil: காங்கேசன்துறை) is a town with a harbour in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. It is the location of the Sri Lanka Navy naval base, SLNS Uttara. At present it is in the High Security Zone declared by the security forces of Sri Lanka.

Coordinates: 9°49′N 80°02′E / 9.817°N 80.033°E / 9.817; 80.033

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